Louis Joseph D'Arrigo (born 23 September 2001) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for Australian club

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Club career

Adelaide United

D'Arrigo made his professional debut in a Round 21 clash against

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, replacing

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in the 86th minute as Adelaide lost the game 2–0. After a standout 2017–18 Y-League campaign, D’Arrigo was named the league's Player of the Year at the Dolan Warren Awards in April. On 24 July 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Adelaide, penning a two-year scholarship deal with the club. He was the youngest player to make 50 appearances for Adelaide United before being over taken by Nestory Irankunda.

Lechia Gdańsk

On 5 September 2023, D'Arrigo joined Polish

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side

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. He scored his first goal on 25 October 2024 in a 3–3 draw against

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International career

Born in Australia, D'Arrigo is of Maltese and Italian descent. He is a youth international for Australia, having played up to the Australia U23s. In June 2023, he took part in the

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in France with Australia.

Honours

Adelaide United *

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Australia U-23 *

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: runner-up

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Australia U20 *

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Australia U17 *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Individual * Y-League Player of the Year: 2017–18 *Adelaide United Youth Player of the Year: 2018–19

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Arrigo, Louis 2001 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Soccer players from Adelaide Men's association football midfielders Australia men's youth international soccer players Australia men's under-23 international soccer players Adelaide United FC players Lechia Gdańsk players Melbourne Victory FC players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Australian people of Maltese descent Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Australian expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Australian sportsmen